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The Center of Hope Foundation, Inc., currently serves nearly 200 individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities in its Employment Supports program. The program, which includes adults from both Massachusetts and Connecticut, prides itself on its entrepreneurship and individualized services. The Department oversees many small businesses in the local community, which are designed to provide on-the…
Read MorePolice Looking To Identify Suspect In Thompson Car Break-Ins
Troopers from the Connecticut State Police are looking for help from the public to identify the individual in the photograph above in relation to multiple car breaks in the Fabyan area of Thompson. He is also wanted for questioning in connection to fraudulent use of a credit card in Southbridge. Police say the vechile he is…
Read MoreMcDonalds To Donate To Webster Public Schools
THE LAKE 940 was proud to be part of the grand opening celebration on May 30th where the family owned franchise made a generous donation to the Blessed Backpack Brigade. Now, the month-long celebration is coming to an end with an opportunity to help support the Webster Public Schools. On Saturday, July 14th from 11AM…
Read MoreNew Principal Announced At Park Avenue Elementary School
Superintendent of Webster Public Schools Ruthann Goguen has announced the search is over for the new principal at Park Avenue Elementary, following the resignation of Mrs. Ginger Coleman before the end of the last school year. “I am pleased to inform you that Mrs. Robin Parmley has accepted the position as the Park Avenue Principal,” she…
Read MoreWoonsocket Woman Arrested For DUI With 5 Children In Car
On Thursday, July 12th, The Rhode Island State Police announced the arrest of a Woonsocket woman on charges of driving while intoxicated with 5 children in her car. 41 year old Leah Beatriz Duran of 144 Park Place, Woonsocket, was arrested at around 3:15 PM on Wednesday at Lincoln Woods State Park after a…
Read MoreWrong Way Crash Closes Route 146 North In Sutton
Sutton Police are on the scene of a head-on crash on Route 146. Police ask you to avoid the stretch of the highway of Route 146 North by Colonial Road as traffic is backed up for miles as of 2:30PM on Wednesday, July 11th. Injuries were reported, but the extent of them have not been…
Read MoreSerious Crash Closes Lanes On MassPike In Millbury
A serious crash with a car into the back of a tractor trailer truck has shut down part of the Mass Pike westbound in the Millbury/Grafton area on Tuesday afternoon, July 10th. Massachusetts State Police say the right lane and breakdown lanes are closed near mile marker 98 as crews are on scene. Video from…
Read MoreSouthbridge Police Arrest 3 After Cocaine Sale
On Monday night, July 9th at 9PM, Detectives from the Southbridge Police Department were conducting surveillance in the area of Windsor Court and North Street due to several complaints of drug transactions happening in the area. Detectives watched a drug transaction take place and conducted a traffic stop soon after. As a result of an…
Read MoreSpraying Begins In Auburn After Virus Found In Mosquitoes
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health and the Auburn Board of Health has announced that spraying will begin on Tuesday, July 10th after sunset. The decision was made after a West Nile Virus positive mosquito sample from a testing area in the western part of town was found last week. The risk level for West…
Read MoreMotorcycle Crash Injures 2 In Sturbridge
On Sunday afternoon The Sturbridge Police Department responded to a car versus a motorcycle crash on Brookfield Road near the intersection of Warren Road. The operator of the motorcycle and his passenger were brought to a local the hospital to with minor injuries. Sturbridge Police remind motorists to “watch for motorcycles while on the roadways”…
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